Weekend Recap

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! Here’s a bit of what we’ve been up to over the past week or so.

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As mentioned above, we had our final tile meeting Friday. We need to get the order placed ASAP so it all arrives in time for install. I was wavering on a few of my choices after our last meeting, so it was great to go back and adjust a few spaces. I’m feeling much more confident about everything now! If you’re local 8FIVE0 Tile has so so many beautiful products. I could literally spend hours in there digging through all their samples!

There was a lot more progress over at the house! How cute is Kurtis’ little workout gym/garage now that more of the trimwork has gone up?! We obviously don’t have garage doors yet in the front of the garages. So here you get to see all the way through. It’s not a super big space but he’s already got plans for a great layout that maximizes the layout.

We didn’t get to stop by much during the week because we were busy playing catch-up on work, but over the weekend, they started laying our covered porch flooring which was really exciting! We could finally stand out there and check out all the site lines at the proper height!

I’m not sure we’ve ever stood on the back corner of Chris and Rachel’s porch (which is essentially the same as ours will be). With the fall weather, we were both getting even more excited for all the time we can spend out here! We also already figured out where each cat will spend the most time 😉 That area to the right will have windows installed (we’re not sure where they are!) and then the outdoor kitchen will sit just below that. It will contain a grill, small beverage fridge and sink, hence all the lines running in the walls there.

Early in the week, I had asked Kurtis if we could book a meeting Saturday morning to discuss a few new build items. He’s known for not having an opinion until he does, and then usually it’s too late to change things without a big expense. So, I asked for two hours to go through every cabinet in our current kitchen and pantry to make sure every space was accounted for in the new house. We’re at the stage where it’s easy to change drawers to cabinet doors and vice versa so I wanted to address all our needs before everything gets built. I highly recommend this exercise if you’re building because we both expressed our ideal needs for the kitchen and pantry specifically and now we’re both on the same page (and have a few changes to submit to the cabinet company). By labeling every drawer and cabinet ahead of time, it also makes moving day and unpacking day(s) a breeze!

Top Sellers Of The Week

Following are the top sellers from the past week across all of my channels. Links to each item are below the graphic.

BEST SELLERS (each number is clickable): #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5

In Case You Missed It

Following are the posts I shared over the past week, in case you missed some days!

• Weekend Recap
• 2025 Amazon Prime Big Deal Days Picks
• Wednesday Watch List
• Weekend Sale Alerts

Around Town & For Fun

Fall has officially arrived on 30A! I had to wear a sweatshirt several times this week in the evenings or mornings and the temp was only 61 degrees when I woke up today! Kurtis shared these images from an early walk he took last week. One direction he could see the sun rising and the other direction was the moon setting.

This little now-five-year-old finally had her birthday back in Omaha and finally had a real birthday cake. She forbade it in Florida when they were here since it wasn’t her real birthday yet. We love you Elle Belle!

And this guy turned 13 yesterday! We had a girls night get together earlier in the week so we celebrated him multiple times throughout the week.

After our tile appointment early Friday morning, we popped into Summer House Lifestyle. They’re doing a big sale for locals and they always have so many beautiful items. I love this weave wallpaper they have in their design room. I still need to find the exact source because they had ordered a sample for me but I think it was from a different spot in their shop because it doesn’t look anything like this. Ha! But we’re pretty sure the brand is Thibault.

I also loved this dining setup. I’d probably swap the table for a wood one to add some warmth. But I also don’t have $30k to drop on dining room furniture, so there’s also that 😉 I did find the dining chair here (it’s super customizable) and the dining table here if any of you non-locals are interested in the source. I wasn’t successful locating the upholstered armchairs.

Friday night we had our usual dinner at Amigos followed by hanging out in the green space. I was actually cold in a sweatshirt and shorts, so it legit finally felt like fall!

I think we were all soaking up the fall weather and loving the beautiful night!

We hung out at home most of the weekend. We opened the windows, Kurtis watched football, we burned this fall candle, and I spent a lot of time working on our new house. It was wonderful having a weekend with no plans and being able to do what we wanted and needed to get done.

Sunday we cranked out a few more items on our to-do list (including holiday travel dates) and then ended the weekend with bocce league! We always have so much fun getting together and it’s always a great way to end the week. I volunteered to help hold the baby and watch the toddler so we could sub in some other players!

Now that the humidity is dying down, the stars are looking so beautiful at night!

I leave Sunday for an event in Palm Springs so I’m looking forward to that! Rachel and I will be traveling together. I’ve wanted to go to Palm Springs for years now and never made it, so I’m excited to check it out! Kurtis then travels for work the day I get home. Once he’s back we have back to back weeks of more visitors (my brother and sister-in-law and then Kurtis’ sister and brother-in-law) so lots of fun in store!

Recent Buys & Sales

Following are some sales from the weekend that have carried over and are still going strong! You can see my top picks here.

• ABERCROMBIE is offering 20-50% off all sweatshirts and sweatpants plus 15% off almost everything else. You can shop their site here.
• AMAZON has a number of daily deals. You can shop their site here.
• ANN TAYLOR is offering 40% off your full-priced purchase and an extra 60% off sale styles. You can shop their site here.
• ANTHROPOLOGIE is offering 30% off their fall edit, up to 30% off home, and an extra 50% off items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• BODEN is offering 10% off new styles with code WXVK. You can shop their site here.
• CHICO’S is offering 25% off all full-priced styles and an extra 50% off markdowns. You can shop their site here.
• CRATE & BARREL is offering up to 20% off best-selling sofas as well as free shipping on orders of $99+. You can shop their site here.
• ETU HOME is offering 25% off everything with code FRENCHGIVING! You can shop their site here.
• FRANK & EILEEN has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• GAP is offering 40-60% off fall essentials and 50% off sweaters. You can shop their sale here.
• J CREW is offering fall styles starting at $39.50 as well as up to an extra 70% off sales styles with code BIGSALE. Plus, cardmembers can get an extra 20% off with code CARDLOVE. You can shop their site here.
• J CREW FACTORY is offering 50% off sitewide. Plus, cardmembers can save an extra 20% off with code CARDLOVE. You can shop their sale here.
• LANDS’ END is offering up to 50% off sitewide (exclusions apply) + 70% off sale and clearance with code LANTERN. You can shop their site here.
• LINDSAY LETTERS is offering 20% off all autumn art. You can shop her site here.
• LOFT is offering 50% off your purchase plus an extra 15% off at checkout. You can shop their sale here.
• LULULEMON has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• MARK & GRAHAM is offering up to 50% off during their Fall Sale, an extra 20% off select sale styles, and free shipping on orders $150+ with code SHIPFREE. You can shop their site here.
• MARSHALLS is offering free shipping on orders of $89+ with code SHIP89. You can shop their site here.
• MCGEE & CO. is offering up to 50% off Halloween & Harvest and has added a number of new items to their clearance section. You can shop their site here.
• NORDSTROM is offering up to 25% off with their Fall Savings Event. You can shop their site here.
• OLD NAVY is offering 40% off everything as well as 50% off deals! You can shop their sale here.
• POTTERY BARN is offering up to 60% off furniture, outdoor, bedding, up to 50% off items in their Halloween shop, and an additional 20% off select clearance and sale items. You can shop their sale here.
• REJUVENATION is offering up to 40% off during Fall Home Sale. You can shop their site here.
• SALT & STONE is offering 15% of your purchase with my custom code SARAHS15. I have really been loving their clean deodorant! You can shop their site here.
• SERENA & LILY is hosting their fall design event with 20% off everything or 25% off and free shipping on $2500+! You can see my reviews of nearly every piece we own of theirs here. You can shop their sale here.
• SPANX has a number of category sales today, with big savings! You can shop their sale items here.
• TARGET has a number of home deals like up to 50% off indoor furniture, up to 40% off lighting and wall decor, up to 50% off bedding, and more. You can shop their site here.
• TJ MAXX is offering free shipping on orders $89+ with code SHIP89! You can shop their site here.
• TORY BURCH has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• TUCKERNUCK has a number of new items in their sale section. You can shop their site here.
• VINEYARD VINES is offering up to 40% off sitewide (some exclusions) with code FALLBEST. You can shop their site here.
• WAYFAIR is offering up to 70% off during their 5 Days of Deals sale. They have an excellent price on this upholstered swivel chair we have at one of our rentals! You can shop their sale here.
• WEEZIE is offering 15% off sitewide for my readers with code LIFEONVIRGINIASTREET15! You can shop their site here.
• WEST ELM is offering up to 50% off sale styles and an extra 20% off select sale styles. You can shop their site here.
• WILLIAMS SONOMA is offering an additional 20% off clearance styles that are already marked up to 75% off. You can shop their site here.
• ZAPPOS is having a big sale on Cole Haan shoes. Lots of cute ladies and mens styles (it’s one of the few brands Kurtis will wear). You can shop their site here.

I hope you all have a great week!

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